Missouri Senate · District 12
Rusty Black
Where they sit
Every current senator, placed from most liberal to most conservative by how they voted on contested bills.
Rusty Black's seat is marked. Seats run from most liberal (left) to most conservative (right), by contested floor votes. Color shows how often each member crosses party lines toward the middle on votes that divide the parties: solid blue or red means almost never, and purple means on at least 1 in 5 of those votes. Gray seats are members too new to score. How these numbers work
On the November 3 ballot
Running for Missouri Senate District 12.
Also on the ballot: Judy McNeece (Democratic)
The scores
How these numbers work →Each tick is a current senator, by party; the dot is Rusty Black.
Each tick is a current senator, by party; the dot is Rusty Black.
Bills
The bills Rusty Black sponsored this term and how far they got. Co-sponsors aren’t counted.
| Bills | |
|---|---|
| Sponsored | 47 |
| Passed both chambers | 4 |
| Became law | 4 |
| Vetoed by the Governor | 0 |
Rank by bills passed: Rank 6 of 33 in the Senate (tied with 3 others) · 6 of 23 Republicans (tied with 3 others)
A bill's sponsor is the member who introduced it; co-sponsors aren't counted.
Bills that passed both chambers
| Bill | Result | Final action |
|---|---|---|
| SB 975 (2026 Regular Session) Modifies provisions relating to ambulance districts |
Became law | May 14, 2026 |
| SB 271 (2025 Regular Session) Modifies provisions relating to emergency services |
Became law | May 15, 2025 |
| SB 49 (2025 Regular Session) Authorizes school districts and charter schools to employ or accept chaplains as volunteers |
Became law | May 14, 2025 |
| SB 218 (2025 Regular Session) Modifies provisions relating to court operations |
Became law | May 7, 2025 |
Budget projects
Missouri's appropriation bills don't say which legislator asked for an item, so there's no budget figure for Missouri legislators.
Contested votes where they split
3 against the Senate President Pro Tem; 2 against most of their party.
| Date | Bill and motion | Their vote | Senate President Pro Tem | Most of their party |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 14, 2026 | HB 2097: Changes a pilot agricultural education program in elementary schools to a statewide program Third Reading and Final Passage |
Yea | Yea | Nay (split) |
| May 5, 2026 | HB 1644: Creates new provisions relating to joint employers Third Reading and Final Passage |
Yea | Nay (split) | Yea |
| April 21, 2026 | SB 1586: Modifies provisions relating to solid waste management Third Reading and Final Passage |
Yea | Nay (split) | Yea |
| March 25, 2026 | SB 945: Modifies provisions relating to court operations Third Reading and Final Passage |
Yea | Nay (split) | Yea |
| March 13, 2025 | SB 35: Establishes the Revitalizing Missouri Downtowns and Main Streets Act Third Reading and Final Passage |
Yea | Yea | Nay (split) |
Every roll call
How Rusty Black voted on each of the 422 floor roll calls while in office, newest first.
| Date | Vote | Their vote | Most of their party | Senate President Pro Tem | Yeas–nays |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Contested and party-line votes link to their own pages; the rest link to the official record.
Contact, committees and caucuses
Contact
- Official page
- www.senate.mo.gov
- rusty.black@senate.mo.gov
- Capitol office
- Room 420, 201 W. Capitol Ave., Jefferson City, MO 65101
573-751-1415
Committees
- Appropriations Chair
- Budget Conference Co-chair
- Fiscal Oversight Vice chair
- Legislative Research
- Local Government, Elections and Pensions
- Public Assistance
- Rural Economic Development
- Substance Abuse Prevention and Treatment Task Force
Contact details and committee assignments from Open States' data on the Missouri General Assembly, which it collects from the chambers' websites, as of Oct. 15, 2026.
Source: the Missouri House and Senate Journals, Jan. 8, 2025 to Sept. 16, 2026. How these numbers work · Corrections